About The Word Burglary

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Burglary

Burglary Meaning & Definition
Burglary Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Burglary?

[n] entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

Synonyms | Synonyms for Burglary:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Burglary: break-in | breaking and entering | burglarizing | caper | filch | grab | heist | housebreaking | job | lift | pinch | rip-off | robbery | safeblowing | safebreaking | safecracking | steal | theft | unlawful entry

See Also | break-in | breaking and entering | felony | housebreaking

Burglary In Webster's Dictionary

\Bur"gla*ry\, n.; pl. {Burglaries}. [Fr. {Burglar}; cf. LL. burglaria.] (Law) Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felonious purpose be accomplished or not. --Wharton. Burrill. Note: By statute law in some of the United States, burglary includes the breaking with felonious intent into a house by day as well as by night, and into other buildings than dwelling houses. Various degrees of the crime are established.

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